My Wife is a Sassy Queen

A few weeks later, Rose and Lester were under the impression that they had won.

Leonardo had signed everything that they had brought in front of him.

Lester was running into some issues with notarizing the transfer documents. Rose wasn’t aware she had to do so.

But otherwise, they were both living in their pink bubble.

They received an invitation from the founder of L&L Enterprise.

L&L Enterprise was a relatively new company. But like L&L Designs, it had taken the business world by storm.

Thankfully, for Lester’s sanity, the two companies were unrelated.

It was a great privilege to be invited to a banquet hosted by L&L Enterprise.

Moreover, Lester’s invitation specified – wife and kids – it was a high honor.

Having their entire family invited was very shocking but pleasantly so.

Lester called Leonardo and ordered Leonardo to get ready on that day. He wanted to go as a family of four, but Leonardo dismissed him.

He indifferently said, “I will see you there. Send me a copy of the invitation.”

He hung up before Lester could get another word in.

P city was abuzz once again.

The founder of L&L Enterprise would host one party each year in different cities and invite all the bigwigs.

Being a guest was a stamp on their being upper class.

While someone like Jonathan would not care about it, most people would prepare for it for days and weeks.

The business world is like that. One needs to keep track of competitors and rising threats to survive and maintain their dominance.

Merely improving yourself is not enough.

Finally, the day of the party came.

An ancient mansion that looked like a palace was tastefully and elegantly decorated.

It looked straight out of a fairy tale but more elegant and low-key.

For a banquet that was to start at 7 pm, people began to arrive at 4 pm.

The Mansion stood on top of a small hill. The entire hill belonged to the owner of that mansion.

Hence, they had set up barriers at the bottom of the hill preventing any non-invitees from barging in.

Moreover, there were two more checkpoints from the bottom of the hill to the top.

At the 3rd and last checkpoint, the valet would help park the car, while the guests would have to walk 200 meters on the cobbled road to reach the mansion.

The carpeted pathway made the short walk more comfortable, especially for women in high heels.

It also made it easier for the designated photographers to take pictures and report the event live.

By 6:30 pm, most guests had arrived and were busy mingling. Such banquets provided a suitable opportunity to form alliances.

The Aprices arrived at 6:45 pm. Lester had deliberately delayed and arrived late to show his significance.

But even so, they stood out like a sore thumb.

The veterans of the P city, who knew what the mansion signified, were appalled on seeing the puffed-up Aprices.

But Lester, Rose, and Lydia were too indulged in their fantasy to notice.

Finally, at 7 pm, Jonathan escorted Liliana in a very high-profile manner.

Unlike everyone else, they drove straight to the mansion.

They were escorted inside by a group of uniformed bodyguards. They protected the couple from all sides.

It was very unusual to see two people escorted by sixteen people.

But Mr. and Mrs. Smith arrived at the mansion like that.

They were led straight to the first floor while everyone else was on the ground floor.

Lydia felt her blood boil in jealousy.

Lester felt struck by lightning.

He had seen this procession once.

On Liliana’s fifth birthday, Leon had escorted Liliana just like this.

A sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

Rose did not know what was going on. But she wished Jonathan had lavished such care on her daughter instead. She had tried everything to get Lydia to marry Jonathan Smith, but the old crone of the Smiths had thwarted all her attempts.

If only that old crone had not intervened, Lydia would be enjoying such a lavish welcome.Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

The few people who knew or had a vague understanding of what was going on stood up to show respect.